marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(written) application; application form
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
company; corporation; workplace
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
student (esp. a university student)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
complete revocation; total retraction
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
New Year's Eve; December 31
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; not joking; straight
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice